It is never too late to turn on the light.

A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.

The role of Zen is neither to stand above life nor to run away from it, but to face it with a spirit of determination.

When dharma fills your body and mind, you realize that something is missing.

The dharma is not outside of you. Looking for it elsewhere is like placing a Buddha on your head while searching for him everywhere else.

Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.

If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will have complete peace.

To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

The mind is the forerunner of all things. Our present life is the result of our past thoughts, and our future life will be the result of our present thoughts.

If it isn't good, let it die. If it doesn't die, make it good.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced mind that sees things clearly without reaction.

The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense.

The first noble truth of the Buddha is that life contains suffering. The second noble truth is that the cause of suffering is craving.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

The path is not about perfecting ourselves, but about perfecting our love.

The master's introduction is direct recognition of one's own nature. Meditation is maintaining the continuity of this recognition.

When we understand others, we understand ourselves. When we love others, we love ourselves.

When we understand that peace is not dependent on external conditions, we can find it in the midst of any circumstance.

Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.

When things fall apart and we're on the verge of we know not what, the test of each of us is to stay on that brink and not concretize.

To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma.

When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.

Real happiness comes from having an unshakable connection to the deep wellspring of peace and happiness that is not dependent on external conditions.

We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things.

The snow lion stays in the mountains, and the snow lion's ways are the snow lion's ways.

The root of all suffering is ignorance. The antidote to ignorance is wisdom that realizes emptiness.

Happiness is not the pursuit of an endless succession of experiences but an attitude toward life.

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery.

Kindness is the solution to all of life's problems.